Chickens and Bees and Goats, oh my!

Sure, sure, we’ve all read how the Obamas are getting in on the Victory garden action, digging up a patch of the White House lawn to plant veggies (and, we were pleased to note, install two bee hives). But come on, Wallingford has been getting its garden on for ages. And not just peas and carrots.

It gets us to wondering: what all types of menageries are there in Wallingford? Bees, chickens…goats? Ducks? Who wants to swap eggs for honey? We encourage you to use the Wallyhood Urban Farming Forum to chat about it.

On a related note, Amy S. recently wrote us to let us know that there is a Seattle Urban Farm Coop mailing list underway, with the intent of creating a cooperative store:

The Seattle Urban Farm Co-op is a community-based project to start a co-op to purchase supplies for urban farmers in the Seattle area.

Our focus will be on obtaining supplies such as animal feed, fertilizers, mulch, seeds, etc., from local & organic sources. We are also promoting the ideas & values of sustainable living. We hope to collaborate with organizations such as “Urban Grange” & “Seattle Tilth” by providing a place for tool & resource sharing, educational classes, community information, etc.

Wallyhood is dedicated to fostering community and communication in the Wallingford neighborhood. A group of volunteer editors rotates the responsibility of managing the site, and we welcome stories from all our neighbors.

This week’s editor is Ben Robinson. You can contact the editor-of-the-week at [email protected].

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